EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Music, with honors, 1991
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Major: Music Theory
Dissertation: Music Analysis for Expert
Testimony in Copyright Infringement Litigation
Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1990
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Honors: Order of the Coif, Moot Court Board
Master of Philosophy in Music, 1977
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Major: Music Theory
Master of Music, 1974
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honors: Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor
Society
Major: Music Composition
Bachelor of Music, cum laude, 1973
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Major: Music Composition
EMPLOYMENT
Self-Employed, Dallas, Texas
Attorney, 2000-
Rosenthal, Reynolds, Mateer & Shaffer, P.C., Dallas, Texas
Attorney, 1996-2000
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas
Attorney, 1991-1996.
Advertising Agencies in Kansas City and New
Orleans
Creative Director/Public Relations, 1978-1986
PUBLICATIONS
"Substantial Similarities in Copyright Law," 67 Texas Bar Journal 235 (March 2004) (book review).
"Selle v. Gibb and the Forensic
Analysis of Plagiarism," 32 College Music Symposium 55 (1992).
Music Analysis for Expert Testimony in Copyright Infringement Litigation.
Ann Arbor: UMI, 1991.
Editor, The Campaign Manual by S.J. Guzzetta. 2d ed. Alexandria:
Political Publishing Co., 1987.
LECTURES & SYMPOSIA
"Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law," Community College Faculty Conference, Austin, TX, October 2002.
"Copyright Fair Use in America," Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung, Munich, Germany, July 2002.
"Intellectual Property, the Internet, plus Other Topics," Community College Faculty Conference, Baylor University, Waco, TX, November 2000.
"Copyright Law and Fair Use," College
Music Society, Savannah, GA, November 1994.
"A Mock Trial of Copyright Infringement: Gaste v. Kaiserman,"
College Music Society, Minneapolis, MN, October 1993.
"Access, Copyright Law and the Study of Music" (Panel Discussion),
College Music Society, Minneapolis, MN, October 1993.
"Selle v. Gibb and the Forensic Analysis of Plagiarism," American
Musicological Association, Southwest Chapter, Waco, TX, April 1993.
"Music Theory and the Law: Forensic Analysis of Plagiarism," College
Music Society, San Diego, CA, November 1992.
"Music Theory and the Law: the Plagiarism Trial of Selle v. Gibb,"
Music Theory Midwest Conference, Columbus, OH, May 1992.
MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
American Musicological Society
College Music Society
PERSONAL
Born: June 6, 1949, in Houston, Texas
Military Service: U.S. Army, 1968-71